Let's Talk About Henrik Lundqvist's Hotness

As you may have seen, we released our annual list of the hottest guys in hockey on Tuesday. The list instantly went viral and everyone from die-hard hockey fans to our grandmothers seems to have an opinion on it. The overwhelming consensus: New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist was robbed.

Our favorite comment on the subject: "How the f--- is Henrik Lundqvist not No. 1? Straight man here and even I couldn't help but swoon when he was on during the [HBO] 24/7 series."

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We hear you, straight man with impeccable taste in dudes. But let's back up for a sec: We asked readers to nominate their favorite hockey players for the list and, unfortunately for Henrik, his sexy teammate Brian Boyle got more votes.

To make it fair, we only feature one player from each team. Should Claude Giroux, Zach Parise, Kris Letang, and Nicklas Backstrom be on the list? Absolutely—but their teammates got more votes.

But back to Henrik… . Don't get us wrong—it was really damn close—but Brian came out on top. Not only that, he's a serious hottie, too, whose ridiculous good looks often get overshadowed by those of his famous teammate. Let's give credit where it's due already.

So let's talk about that. No question about it, Henrik is hot. In fact, we'll go so far as to say he's really freaking hot. The man's hair always looks good, he dresses better than celebs who get paid to look stylish for a living, and he's so talented it's crazy. Not only that, the man plays guitar. Seriously—could he get any cooler?